This work presents the synthesis of three new series of nitrogen-heterocycles containing the substituent trifluoromethyl, exploiting the synthetic versatility and regioselectivity of 4-alkoxy-5-bromo-1,1,1-trifluorpent-3-en-2-ones and 4-amino-5-bromo-1,1,1-trifluoropent-3-en-2-ones in reactions with compounds containing nucleophilic nitrogen.
Two series of 1-(3-alkoxy-5-trifluoromethyl-2,3-dihydrofuran-3-yl)-4,5-alkyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazoles were synthesized by the N-functionalization reaction of pyrazoles with 4-alkoxy-5-bromo-1,1,1-trifluorpent-3-en-2-ones, by Michael s nucleophilic addition. In the first step, there is a nucleophilic addition of the pyrazol molecule to the beta position of enones (Cβ), followed by an intramolecular cyclization reaction, where the furan ring is formed by replacement of the bromine atom by the carbonyl oxygen of enone, resulting in thirteen novel compounds with yields between 55-86%.
The other compounds series, (E)-4-(amino)-1,1,1-trifluoro-5-(5-methyl-3- (trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pent-3-en-2-ones, was synthesized by N-alkylation reaction, through a bimolecular nucleophilic substitution (SN2) mechanism, with replament of the bromine atom, at five position (Cγ) of 4-amino-5-bromo-1,1,1-trifluoropent-3-en-2-ones, by the nucleophilic nitrogen of the pyrazoline ring. Seven N-alkylated products were obtained, with yields among 65-85%.
In addition, the regioselectivity study of N-functionalized pyrazoles reactions is described, including the evaluation of reaction conditions and how substituents present in the pyrazole structure can influence the product formation, because many different steric and electronic factors.
The obtained compounds were characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance 1H and 13C, mass spectrometry, elementary analysis and X-ray diffractometry.